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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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